acer

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from translingual Acer, from Latin acer (“maple tree”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪsə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈeɪsɚ/, /ˈɑkɛɚ/ ==== Noun ==== acer (plural acers) A plant of the genus Acer; a maple. ==== References ==== “acer”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “acer”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== acer (plural acers) Obsolete spelling of acre. === Anagrams === race-, -care, Cera, Care, care, Race, caer, e-car, CERA, Acre, acre, Crea, race == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin aciārium, from Latin aciēs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare French acier, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço, Spanish acero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [əˈse̞r] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [əˈser] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [aˈser] === Noun === acer m (uncountable) steel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== acerar === Further reading === “acer”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “acer”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Latin == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós (“sharp”). The change from o-stem to i-stem declension is irregular and not fully explained. Likewise, Latin has irregular lengthening of the vowel. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros). ==== Alternative forms ==== ācrus (late, proscribed) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.kɛr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.t͡ʃer] ==== Adjective ==== ācer (feminine ācris, neuter ācre, comparative ācrior, superlative ācerrimus, adverb ācriter); third-declension three-termination adjective sharp, sour, bitter, pungent Synonyms: asper, acerbus, frāctus keen, sharp, acute, sagacious energetic, active, vigorous Synonyms: strēnuus, impiger, vīvus, alacer, fortis Antonym: sēgnis eager, zealous, spirited Synonyms: dēsīderōsus, studiōsus, sēdulus, intentus, libēns, cupidus, impiger, aspīrāns subtle severe, violent, cruel, hot Synonyms: violēns, trux, ferōx, immānis, efferus, ferus, crūdēlis, sevērus, acerbus Antonyms: misericors, mītis, tranquillus, placidus, quiētus, clēmēns penetrating, piercing ===== Declension ===== Third-declension three-termination adjective. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== acerbus acervus ===== Descendants ===== (See also acrus.) Ancient borrowings: → Old Irish: aicher Irish: aichear Later borrowings: → Catalan: acre →⇒ English: acrid, acrylic → Esperanto: akra → French: âcre → Italian: acre → Portuguese: acre → Spanish: acre === Etymology 2 === Same as Etymology 1, with reference to multi-pointed leaves. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.kɛr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.t͡ʃer] ==== Noun ==== acer n (genitive aceris); third declension maple tree ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem). ===== Derived terms ===== acernus ===== Descendants ===== Aragonese: acirón Catalan: auró Esperanto: acero French: érable (partly) Italian: acero Portuguese: ácer Romanian: arțar Spanish: ácere, arce → Translingual: Acer (learned) === References === “acer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “acer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “acer”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “acer”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 94 == Northern Kurdish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːˈd͡ʒɛɾ/ === Adjective === acer (Arabic spelling ئاجەر) alternative form of ecer === References === Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “acer”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 1 == Old French == === Etymology === See acier. === Noun === acer oblique singular, m (nominative singular acers) alternative form of acier == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle English aker. === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈakɛr/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈakar/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈakɛr/ === Noun === acer f (plural aceri) acre Synonyms: cyfair, erw === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “acer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies